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There are injuries on the rare play boards, the 54 Chart, but players are not rated for them. I leave it to the individual game player to follow their heart.

However, if you want to use a generic injury system, here's one I've employed in the past with other games:

Whenever you roll 56 during the players 1st at bat in a game, he will play the rest of the current game, but have to rest or be out the following number of games based on his Games Played during the season:

A few thoughts on great players, for what it's worth. I think offering sets like that are a great way for a gamer to take an initial plunge into a new game. One idea would be to release the top 100-120 players from each decade - based either on their stats during that decade or their career stats - in the form of two AL and two NL teams. Speaking as someone whose gaming funds are a bit tight, I'd love to have the opportunity to spend $20-$25 on 8 teams and see how I like both the game and the components and then invest in seasons if I want to go further.

Personally I'd rather see a selection of great players than a selection of great teams. When you have great teams there is always the chance that one player is found on more than one team, and besides, most other companies have done that. The only companies that I recall offering great player sets are Strat-O-Matic and Payoff Pitch with Hall of Fame players and Strat's two sets of significant players that aren't in the Hall.